Many educators have difficulty incorporating technology more meaningfully into English and Language Arts curriculum. Chapter 9 gives teachers many useful ideas to try. The following is a list of 10 helpful strategies that uses technology to enhance reading, writing, and other language skills:
(1) Electric publishing projects
(2) Electric penpal
(3) Internet literature resources
(4) Online book clubs
(5) Concept mapping software
(6) Interactive/ electronic books
(7) Alternative formats for writing
(8) Threaded discussion boards
(9) Blogs
(10)Tracking systems
These are all great ways to motivate students to become active learners. When the activity is engaging and “hands-on,” students are likely to participate and learn more. I think (5) concept mapping software is an excellent pre-writing tool. Using software, such as Inspiration, is a fun way to put thoughts into a web/map outline. Students are able to customize the outline with pictures and organize it using different colors. Giving students (7) an alternative way to write could also motivate them. For instance, allowing students to use iMovie or podcast to communicate ideas in a story form is a fun way to develop language skills and teach story structure. Lastly, (6) interactive /electronic books scaffold young learners’ or ELL students’ reading skills. It is a great way to familiarize them with letter-sound correlation, story and sentence structure, build vocabulary, letter and word recognition, etc. I intend on using some of these strategies in my early childhood classroom, especially interactive storybooks, blogs, and tracking systems (to monitor student progress).
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